to produce

Examples

• All

• For several years, his practice has produced information for patients on how to self-treat.

  Academic text (2011)

• So this command should produce such a matrix.

• That is precisely why she would be required to produce some form of documentation.

  A Good Year (2006)

• I can produce the handbag at a moment's notice.

  The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)

• The prosecution has made a big issue out of the fact... ...that none of these relatives could produce a receipt for the merchandise.

  Legal Eagles (1986)

• Most likely, you want to produce a book-length manuscript, so let's take that as a given.

  Academic text (2011)

• Field caught her meaning immediately and produced a half-full bottle of gin out of a cabinet.

  Fiction book (1990)

• The Hague forum failed to produce a final document by its March 30 deadline.

  Academic text (1999)

• All patients with a persistent cough and who produce infected sputum should be investigated for a definitive diagnosis.

  Academic text (2011)

• The lawyer asked the witness to produce the contract as evidence in the case.

Synonyms

S

to show

vsto produce

∞ 1.0

To give proof that something is true

focuses on presenting something as evidence rather than general presentation

D

to demonstrate

vsto produce

570 3.0

Show that something is true using evidence or examples

is similar but highlights presenting rather than experimental methods

E

to exhibit

vsto produce

170 3.4

To show something to the public or show a feeling

is about presenting as proof rather than mere public display

Y

to yield

vsto produce

150 3.6

To produce something, often a profit or result

focuses on presenting as evidence rather than causing a result

B

to bring forth

vsto produce

43 4.1

To produce or show something new for others to use

focuses on showing as evidence rather than on creating or making

B

to bring out

vsto produce

22 2.7

Make a product, book or film available to the public

is about presenting as proof not about releasing or launching items

Antonyms

W

to withhold

204 5.1

Refuse to give something someone wants or needs

C

to conceal

179 3.7

To hide something so others cannot see or find it

Phrasal Verbs

M

to mass-produce

12 3.5

To make large amounts of goods using machines and the same steps

Compounds

F

fresh produce

10 1.0

Fruits and vegetables that are picked recently and not processed

L

local produce

4 2.2

Food that is grown or made nearby, like fresh fruit and vegetables

How Convincing

to prove

∞ 3.1

to demonstrate

570 3.0

to produce

84 2.5

to show

∞ 1.0

to suggest

∞ 1.6

Surface Forms

Etymology